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Venier (, ) is a Venetian surname, derived from the Medieval name Venerius. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrea Venier, castellan of Scutari * Annibale Venier (born 1951), an Italian rower * Anton Venier, Austrian luger * Antonio Venier (c. 1330–1400), Doge of Venice * Cecilia Venier-Baffo (1525–1583), principal consort and later legal wife of Sultan Selim II (supposed Jewish, Greek, Venetian) * Francesco Venier, Doge of Venice * Giacopo Antonio Venier (died 1400), Doge of Venice, called the Cardinal of Cuenca * Giacopo Venier (1422–1479), Italian cardinal * Glauco Venier (born 1963), Italian jazz pianist and composer * Jean-Baptiste Venier (18th-century), French violinist and music publisher * Mara Venier (born 1950), Italian actress and television presenter * Marco Venier, Lord of Cerigo (died 1311), Lord of Cerigo * Marco Venier, Marquess of Cerigo * Marie Dorion Venier Toupin (ca. 1786–1850), explorer, the only female member of the Pacific Fur Company to the Pacific Northwest in 1810 * Marie Venier (c.1590–1627), French actress * Maurizio Venier (born 1994), South African * Nicolò Venier (ca. 1483–1530), Lord of Paros * Pietro Venier, Governor of Cerigo (died 1372), Governor of Cerigo * Sebastiano Venier (c. 1496–1578), Doge of Venice * Simone Venier (born 1984), Italian rower * Stephanie Venier (born 1993), Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer * Zuan Francesco Venier (died 1518), Co-Lord of Cerigo


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* House of Venier, a prominent family in the Republic of Venice * Casa Venier, a small Gothic-style palace in Campo Santa Maria Formosa, in the Sestiere of Castello, Venice, Italy * Palazzo Venier-Manfrin, a Baroque-style palace located facing the Cannaregio Canal in the sestiere of Cannaregio of Venice, Italy * Teatro Venier, prominent in the operatic life of Venice in the 18th and early 19th centuries. {{surname, Venier